†Saldenioichthys remotus López-Arbarello et al. 2003 (perch-like fish)
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Full reference: A. López-Arbarello, G. Arratia, and M. A. Tunik. 2003. Saldenioichthys remotus gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Perciformes) and other acanthomorph remains from the Maastrichtian Saldeño Formation (Mendoza, Argentina). Fossil Record 6(1):161-168
Belongs to Saldenioichthys according to A. López-Arbarello et al. 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CPBA-V-14099, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Río Diamante - Saldeño Fm., which is in a Maastrichtian coastal sandstone/evaporite in the Saldeño Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Río Diamante - Saldeño Fm.
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